Smart Goggle tracks your gear so you don't have to

I don't know about you, but I tend to misplace things all the time, so when I come across GPS trackers small enough to place on small objects, I'm all ears. I'm a fan of gadgets like the clap-on key finder and Loc8tor, but if the Japanese ever release a sleeker version of the "Smart Goggles," I'll be saving up for a pair—especially if gizmos keeps getting any smaller or lighter.

The good professors over at the University of Tokyo have developed a pair of intelligent glasses that can remember where you last saw your gadgets, keys, or wallet, says the Daily Mail. The current Smart Goggles prototype is far from being trendy. A small camera mounted above the left eye and a viewfinder over the right eye connect to a mini-computer users carry on their back; but Professor Kuniyoshi said within a few years, the camera and viewfinder will be smaller and more fashionable.

To program the system, the user walks around the house looking at objects they want to keep track of. Once focused on the item, they'll need to say the name of the object aloud, so the system can store the name and shape of the object in its memory. The next time the user loses an item they programmed, the system will search its video archives and display its last known location on the viewfinder.

The technology will be especially useful for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, but it won't be completely exclusive to health patients. This type of technology can be used to develop robots that have human abilities as a learning tool and to help average people with bad memories in social settings.